| Organic gardening can be a great way to
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| | parts can be laid in a sunny area to dry,
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| enjoy the outdoors and grow beautiful
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| | then added to a compost pile or buried in
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| flowers, fruits and vegetables. An
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| | a fallow section of the garden. Like
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| important step in organic gardening is
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| | crustacean shells, fish scales, bones and
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| soil preparation. Experienced gardeners
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| | skin release nutrients slowly, providing
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| know that nothing beats rich, organic
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| | plants with a natural, steady dispersion.
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| soil for growing a lush and productive
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| | Seaweed is another excellent additive.
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| garden. Although organic gardeners may
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| | Seaweed needs to be rinsed or set out in
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| choose to skip chemical fertilizers, most
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| | an open area until rainfall removes the
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| experienced gardening enthusiasts know
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| | excess salt. Once the seaweed has been
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| that there are excellent organic
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| | desalinated, it can be used as mulch,
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| solutions to make your vegetables thrive.
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| | added to a compost pile or worked into
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| Among the most beneficial additives to an
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| | the soil. East Coast and Gulf Coast
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| organic garden are items from the ocean
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| | gardeners can find many types of seaweed
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| and its tributaries. These include
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| | that gets washed onto beaches while West
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| leftover portions of crabs, fish,
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| | Coast residents have several types of
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| lobsters, shrimp, and even seaweed. These
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| | very large kelps available. Check with
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| valuable sources of nutrients and
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| | local regulations before harvesting these
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| minerals can be collected in a number of
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| | plants.
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| ways.
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| | Even sea shells can find uses in an
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| Crustaceans are a favorite source of
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| | organic garden. They also release trace
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| minerals for organic gardening. Lobsters,
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| | amounts of limestone and other minerals
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| crabs and shrimp all have hard shells
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| | and make useful tools such in decorative
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| which contain limestone, nitrogen,
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| | borders or to anchor mulch in place.
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| phosphorous, potassium, magnesium and
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| | Almost all flowers and vegetables will
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| other important minerals. Buying fresh
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| | respond to organic additives. Flowers
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| seafood is a great way to obtain these
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| | such as marigolds, sunflowers, zinnias
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| wonderful shells. Using crustacean shells
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| | and others will thrive when grown in soil
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| is very easy. After preparing a meal, the
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| | that has been fortified with fish or
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| shells and other scraps are simply put in
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| | shellfish.
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| the compost pile or dried in the sun. The
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| | Vegetable gardeners will find that
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| dried shells and other parts provide an
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| | nutrient hungry plants such as tomatoes,
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| excellent source of minerals which are
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| | peppers, corn, peas, beans melons, and
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| dispersed over a period of months,
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| | squash will also show a big difference
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| helping to prevent runoff problems and
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| | when given these important additives.
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| lowering the need to re-apply nutrients
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| | Fruit growers will also find uses for
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| during the season.
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| | seafood scraps as they can be composted
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| Fish scraps are another excellent
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| | and added around bushes or vine crops
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| contribution to your organic garden. Fish
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| | such as raspberries, blackberries,
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| have been used to nourish crops for
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| | blueberries and grapes.
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| thousands of years as they are excellent
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| | Fruit trees such as apples, peaches,
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| sources of nitrogen, phosphorous,
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| | pears, and others will also benefit from
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| potassium and other important minerals.
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| | organic composts which contain these
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| Fish heads, scales, skin and bones all
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| | natural nutrients and minerals.
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| make great additions to a garden. Fish
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